Domestic violence can be defined as a pattern of behavior in any relationship that is used to gain or maintain power and control over an intimate partner.
Abuse is physical, sexual, emotional, economic or psychological actions or threats of actions that influence another person. This includes any behaviors that frighten, intimidate, terrorize, manipulate, hurt, humiliate, blame, injure or wound someone.
Domestic violence can happen to anyone of any race, age, sexual orientation, religion or gender. It can happen to couples who are married, living together or who are dating. Domestic violence affects people of all socioeconomic backgrounds and education levels.
Straight spouses are not immune from DV. We want you to be very aware that your situation in itself is abusive, but we want you to have a heightened awareness of other aspects of domestic violence and abuse. You may or may not be experiencing several forms of domestic violence and abuse. Knowledge is power.
Domestic Violence: Wife Abuse Caught on Video WARNING: This is a very graphic video. It is not for the faint of heart. You make become sick after watching this man abuse his wife in front of the children. This is just to show you that domestic violence and abuse happens in all strata of society. Domestic violence and abuse is not a respecter of anyone.
If you are in a situation like this, PLEASE get help.
Watch as this guy verbally & physically abuse his wife while his 13 year old son records it all on video. Watch to the end to see what the sentencing judge makes of it...with his sentencing.
Are you or someone you know, no longer safe at home and need safe refuge? Please contact our 24-hour crisis line for services. (954) 761-1133
About Women in Distress Women In Distress of Broward County, Inc. (WID) is the only nationally accredited, state-certified, full service domestic violence center serving Broward County. Our mission is to stop domestic violence abuse for everyone through intervention, education and advocacy.
Services include counseling, emergency shelter, respite care, advocacy/case management, 24-hour crisis line, referrals to emergency assistance, community and professional trainings, volunteer programs, and a thrift store. For more information on Women In Distress of Broward County, Inc., please call (954) 332-3459 or visit www.womenindistress.org. 24 hour Crisis Line: (954) 761-1133.
DOMESTIC ABUSE OCCURS AMONG CHRISTIANS AND NON-CHRISTIANS AT NEARLY THE SAME RATE. HOW CAN WE MAKE THE CHURCH A PLACE OF REFUGE FOR BATTERED WOMEN?
Five years into her second abusive marriage, Maggie* and her new husband surrendered their lives to Jesus Christ. Their spiritual commitment gave Maggie hope that her tumultuous marriage could be saved. But when the physical abuse continued, Maggie sought help from their pastor. She told him about the terrors of living with a man who once had her pinned against a wall and choked her until she heard something snap in her neck.
Her evangelical pastor's counsel: Go home, pray and submit. "If your husband kills you," he concluded, "it will be for the glory of God."
Maggie survived both her husband's merciless torment and her pastor's chilling advice. But like many battered women, she found her place of refuge not in the church, but in the world--at a women's shelter in Texas. "Domestic violence is a major problem in America and in the church," says pastor and marriage counselor Jimmy Evans of Amarillo, Texas. "But the church has not treated it like a serious problem."
Overcoming Domestic Violence: Moving Out and Moving On
Sharon Zarozny of Brilliant Exits (http://www.brilliantexits.com/) shares her personal story of overcoming the trauma she experienced as a victim of Domestic Violence and abuse. Domestic Violence can happen to anyone, and Sharon was hard pressed to believe that this was happening to her.
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